The liver is a late bloomer!

"You little rascal, take it."

With a gentle wave of his hand, the Human Emperor sent a beam of colorful light into Xu Chen's brow.

"So many!" Xu Chen exclaimed in surprise.

"After the Great Dao of Humanity devoured the Demon Abyss, it reduced the Great Dao of Humanity that had to be returned to that place, and its own strength increased by 30%."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to reward you with a supreme innate treasure," the Human Emperor said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, I don't want the innate treasure anymore. Could I borrow it if I need it in the future?" Xu Chen said with a chuckle.

"That's simple, just discuss it with Qingzhu and the others."

"I have other things to take care of, so I won't chat with you any longer." After saying that, the Emperor's figure disappeared.

Xu Chen returned to the headquarters of the Human Emperor Temple and asked the Great Venerable Qingzhu for a cup of bamboo leaf tea.

"Having drunk countless kinds of tea, I still miss the Great Master's bamboo leaf tea the most. I really crave it after a while if I don't drink it," Xu Chen said.

"Come anytime you want a drink," said Grandmaster Qingzhu with a smile.

"This is the first time I've seen the Great Venerable so happy. What happened?" Xu Chen couldn't help but ask curiously.

"Although there are only five Grand Venerable experts in that human territory, this is only on the surface."

"Among them are nine Great Venerables who are in a deep slumber. They can be revived immediately if there is enough Great Dao Divine Source."

"In this way, we will have nine more Grand Venerables handling our normal affairs, which will make things much easier for me."

"You may not know this, but this is my true form. This is the first time I've seen you, and I'm the one who personally offered you this cup of bamboo leaf tea."

Qingzhu Dazun picked up the teapot and poured the bamboo leaf tea that Xu Chen had finished drinking back into it.

"Were all the ones I saw before just avatars of the Great Venerable?" Xu Chen was startled.

"Of course, otherwise with so many matters, if I had to be in two places at once, I wouldn't have time to make any decisions."

"So, my contribution is quite significant. If I want to borrow a Primordial Treasure in the future, could I do it for free?" Xu Chen suddenly asked.

"That won't do. Innate treasures are of paramount importance, and I don't have that much authority."

"To borrow it, you need the consent of at least three Holy Venerables."

"Moreover, the price for borrowing it is not cheap." Grandmaster Qingzhu looked at Xu Chen with a meaningful gaze.

"It's alright. The Human Emperor has already agreed to my request, and I'm also familiar with the other Holy Venerables," Xu Chen said with a smile.

After chatting for a while, Xu Chen finished the pot of bamboo leaf tea and took his leave.

At the vanguard's encampment, Xu Chen saw his parents.

Inside a restaurant, Xu Chen looked at Xu Qiangjia and couldn't help but sigh.

"Father, it's amazing you're alright after such a fierce battle." Xu Chen's tone was quite regretful. His father had perished like this, and now that he was resurrected, there would be a reason not to let him go out.

"You brat, it's like you're cursing me to die."

"Our human race's battle formation is now the strongest in the main star sea region. As long as we don't encounter an enemy that is ridiculously powerful, we are not afraid even if we are fighting two against one." Xu Qiangjia waved his hand like a general who had been fighting on the battlefield.

Wei Miaoqiu watched the father and son bickering with a smile.

"How have you been lately? I can't even see through your cultivation and combat strength now," Xu Qiangjia asked.

"I'm doing alright. I found a branch of the human race, which has made our human race's Great Dao fortune even stronger." Xu Chen said this with a faint smile on his face.

"You're more promising than me, keep up the good work," Xu Qiangjia said happily.

After spending a few days with his parents at their encampment, Xu Chen returned to the Great Stream Sect Master's world.

At this moment, the entire Daxi Sect resembled a large-scale Dao Origin Secret Realm, where all disciples could absorb the Dao Origin Qi even while cultivating in their caves.

Xu Chen and Yang Wanshan looked down at the Great Stream Sect from atop a snow-capped mountain.

"Why is the primordial energy of the Great Dao so strong?" Xu Chen asked.

“When you weren’t cultivating in the cultivation world, those two Great Dao Origin Gathering Spirit Arrays were supplying the Great Cultivation World, but the Great Cultivation World couldn’t absorb so much. I thought we shouldn’t waste it, so I poured it directly into the Great Stream Sect.”

"But in the Great Stream Sect, ordinary disciples only need to absorb a little bit of immortal spiritual energy mixed with the origin of the Great Dao, so it has accumulated to such a high concentration over time."

"However, after tens of thousands of years, when the sect has several million Golden Immortal disciples, it will probably be able to digest the accumulated Great Dao Origin Qi." Yang Wanshan felt it was a happy kind of trouble, and neither too long nor too short a period of this trouble was good.

"I see. If other sects and forces saw this, they would be green with envy."

The two were eating hot pot on the snow-capped mountain, chatting about the recent events that had occurred in the Daxi Sect.

"Recently, a naturally born saintly being has appeared in the Golden Armor Thunder Bull clan. Can you guess who this naturally born saintly being's father is?" Yang Wanshan asked with a smile.

"Could it be Niu Dali?" Xu Chen was taken aback.

"That's him. He's the first disciple in our sect to be born with a Saint Seed. You can go see him sometime; that little calf is quite cute." Yang Wanshan picked up a piece of mutton with his chopsticks, dipped it in sesame sauce, and put it in his mouth.

"Interesting. I never expected my Brother Niu to have such a fortunate encounter." Xu Chen recalled the days when he used to exercise with Niu Dali in the morning.

"Your greatest wish, Brother Niu, is to advance to the Golden Immortal realm and select 3000 Golden Immortal-level Golden Armored Thunder Bulls from their Golden Armored Thunder Bull clan to form your guard team."

"They've submitted several reports to me already, but I've rejected them all."

"If I were to actually agree, the karma of those disciples from the sects who admire you cursing me would be enough to kill me."

"Indeed, I really don't need the guards."

“However, let’s go see Brother Niu’s child. He is the young sect leader of the Golden Armor Thunder Bull clan.”

After the two finished talking, Xu Chen went to the world where the Golden Armored Thunder Bull was located.

Within a world of immortals, a calf clad in golden armor is practicing the Qi and Blood Foundation Building technique in a Daoist temple.

Xu Chen, who was hiding in the void, was delighted to see that the little bull was practicing the Qi and Blood Foundation Building method that he had created.

A phantom image of a great sun appeared behind the calf, signifying that this Qi and Blood Foundation Building Method had been practiced to the point of unity of form and intention.

After Xiao Niu finished his demonstration, he began practicing another Qi and Blood Foundation Building method created by Xu Chen.

Eight-year-old Xiao Niu is still a child, and his focused practice reminded Xu Chen of Niu Dali back then.

Just then, as if sensing something, the calf looked in the direction where Xu Chen was.

"Which senior is here?"

"This is the world of the Golden Armor Thunder Bull clan. It is very impolite for you to barge in like this, senior. Please leave immediately," the little bull shouted from the void.

At this moment, Xu Chen, who was in the void, became interested and stepped out to stand beside the little bull.

The golden calf froze upon seeing Xu Chen, then its face lit up with surprise and delight, and it knelt down solemnly to pay its respects to Xu Chen.

"Niu Xiaosheng, a member of the Golden Armor Thunder Bull Clan, pays his respects to the Second Elder," Niu Xiaosheng said, speaking like a little adult.

Meanwhile, the golden-armored thunder bull guards who were waiting outside the dojo also heard the commotion. Upon entering the dojo, they saw Xu Chen and knelt down in equally excitement.

"Get up~"

"Niu Xiaosheng, not a bad name. Who gave you this name?" Xu Chen felt that Niu Dali's artistic talent couldn't have come up with such a name.

"My mother gave me this name," Niu Xiaosheng proudly raised his bull head.

Just then, a beam of light flew from afar, and a golden figure appeared. Niu Dali was about to kneel on the ground.

But before he could kneel down, he was lifted up by a gentle force.

"There's no need for such formalities between us. I heard you have an outstanding child, so I came to see him."

"As Xiao Sheng's uncle, I've neglected my duty since I haven't seen him for several years."

As Xu Chen spoke, he gently waved his hand, and a set of six acquired spiritual treasures flew into Niu Xiaosheng's body. "Second Elder, this is far too precious, no..."

Before Niu Dali could finish speaking, Xu Chen stopped him.

"This is a gift from me as his uncle, so there's no need to refuse." Xu Chen stroked Niu Xiaosheng's soft fur.

"Little Saint has good talent. After entering the Great Stream Sect, he should cultivate diligently. Perhaps he can become another Great Venerable of your Golden Armor Thunder Bull Clan."

"Uncle Xu, can I become your apprentice?" Niu Xiaosheng suddenly asked Xu Chen.

Niu Dali, standing nearby, glared at Niu Xiaosheng. This request was presumptuous, because as the Second Elder of the Great Stream Sect, he could accept disciples from other races as his personal disciples, but not as his eldest personal disciples. Xu Chen, on the other hand, had not yet accepted any disciples.

“I don’t have time to teach you, but I can accept you as a disciple in name only. In the future, when I’m in the sect, you can ask me anytime if you don’t understand anything about cultivation,” Xu Chen said to Niu Xiaosheng.

"Meet the master!"

Niu Xiaosheng, with great insight, performed the formal apprenticeship ceremony.

"You clever little bullhead."

After Xu Chen finished speaking, he looked at Niu Dali.

"Much smarter than you were back then."

Xu Chen and Niu Dali left after finishing their meal in the Golden Armor Thunder Bull Clan's sacred temple.

Just as he was about to return to the Great Stream Sect Master World, his clone suddenly sent Xu Chen a message through the Holy White Space.

"Is there a situation?"

Xu Chen waved his hand and opened the portal leading to that human territory, then walked directly inside.

In the vast starry sea, the Thousand Spaceship was surrounded by a group of giant starry sea beasts.

The giant beasts formed a circle, trapping the Thousand-Airship within.

"These are all behemoths at the Great Luo level. There are so many of them. The leader must have reached the Great Venerable realm. What are they trying to do by surrounding me?" Xu Chen looked at the numerous behemoths of the Star Sea Domain with a puzzled expression, but he was not flustered at all.

As soon as Xu Chen appeared at the bow of the Thousand Sky Ship, the Star Sea Domain behemoths surrounding the ship dispersed, and an even larger Star Sea Domain behemoth came to the outside of Xu Chen's Thousand Sky Ship.

"Ow~"

A mournful roar rang out, and Xu Chen understood the meaning behind it.

"Lead the way," Xu Chen said directly.

"Ouch!"

A slightly excited roar rang out, and the giant beasts of the Star Sea Domain that had just surrounded the Thousand Sky Ship formed a passage, with all the giant beasts of the Star Sea Domain emitting a unique spatial power.

Under this spatial force, a spatial passage was actually formed.

"This is interesting!" Xu Chen became interested in the spatial passage and directly sent the Thousand Sky Ship into it.

In a unique world, a newborn behemoth lay on a large crystal of the Great Dao's origin, emanating a weak aura.

"You mean you want me to save him?" Xu Chen pointed at the small giant beast whose life force was about to dissipate.

"roar~"

A soft roar echoed in this unique space.

Xu Chen walked up to the newborn giant beast and examined it briefly, then a strange expression appeared on his face.

"Is it cursed? Did you offend a powerful figure?" Xu Chen asked curiously.

"Roar~" The roar was filled with doubt.

"It seems not. Then why would anyone curse this newborn giant beast for no reason?"

As the curse slowly drained the little giant beast's life force, Xu Chen formed hand seals.

A colossal Tree of Life appeared, and a seed condensed at its apex.

The moment the seed matured, it fell from the top of the tree and slowly landed on the little giant.

Xu Chen approached the small giant beast and carefully examined the curse on its body.

"The power of the curse contains a trace of cause and effect from the myriad rivers of karma."

"And this thread of cause and effect..."

Xu Chen's consciousness followed this thread of cause and effect into the River of Myriad Paths, but as soon as he entered and saw the scene within, he instantly withdrew.

Because he saw that this thread of cause and effect had led all the way to the bottom of the abyss of the long river.

"This……"

This cause and effect has already involved the level of Saint Venerable Realm experts, and is even stronger than that.

Xu Chen could not undo the curse power involved in this causal relationship, but could only alleviate it. Even if he could undo it, Xu Chen was unwilling to get involved in such a causal relationship involving such a powerful person.

Just then, the little giant beast lying on the Great Dao Origin Immortal Crystal struggled to open its eyes.

A pair of pure, innocent eyes, full of curiosity and exploration of this world, looked at Xu Chen.

Even though the little giant was enduring such pain, it still gave Xu Chen a sweet smile.

"Senior, although this smile is very innocent and sweet, I don't want to get involved in this cause and effect," Xu Chen said leisurely.

Just then, a voice suddenly rang in Xu Chen's mind.

"Boy, help me, and I'll make you a powerful figure on the Great Dao." There was a hint of urgency in the voice.

"Senior, please think of another way. I will construct an array here to gather the power of life as a token of my respect for you."

"I swear an oath on the Great Dao with the true essence of life: if you save me, I will bestow upon you a supreme innate treasure."

Xu Chen remained unmoved, took out various materials from the spatial spiritual network, and began to set up an array to condense the Great Dao of Life.

"Two innate supreme treasures!"

"three item!"

Five items!

Ten items!

Xu Chen set up the formation even faster. He had a premonition that this was a big problem and it was best to stay away.

If it weren't for this special space, Xu Chen might have already used his trump card to leave.

"I know of a treasure land containing a supreme treasure that transcends the Great Dao. If you save me, I will retrieve it for you once I recover to half my strength!"

"This kind of treasure might not even exist among the strongest cultivators at the Great Dao level!"

At this moment, the formation for condensing the Great Dao of Life was already 80% complete, and that voice kept chattering in Xu Chen's mind.

"Why are you so stubborn, young man?!" the voice said angrily.

The formation was now complete.

As it moved, a rich life force slowly flowed into the little giant beast's body, barely resisting the erosion of the curse.

"This is all I can do. The rest depends on your child's fate," Xu Chen said, looking up at the sky of this world.

“Woo…” A mournful roar rang out.

At the same time, a portal to leave appeared in front of Xu Chen.

Xu Chen walked towards the spatial portal without hesitation, but at that moment, a beam of black light shot out from the small giant beast and entered Xu Chen's body. (End of Chapter)